Mercerized cotton fabric - let you have a silky smooth

I believe everyone will choose soft fabrics in their daily fabric choices, and even softer the better. That mercerized cotton must be your choice.

Cotton garments have long been popular with people because of their good sweat absorption and soft feel . Unfinished cotton fiber products are easy to shrink, wrinkle, and have poor dyeing effect. Therefore, a large amount of cotton fiber products must be mercerized. After the mercerized cotton fiber, its fiber morphology has undergone a physical change, the longitudinal natural turns disappeared, the fiber cross-section expanded, the diameter increased, and the cross section was approximately circular, which increased the regular reflection of light, making the surface of cotton fiber products The yarn is generally bright and shiny; because the molecules are arranged closely, the strength is higher than that of the matt yarn, which increases the strength of the cotton fiber and the adsorption capacity of the dye.

The advantages and disadvantages of mercerized cotton

Advantages: 1, fabric color bright; 2, fabric with silk fabric general luster; 3, fabric size is relatively stable, hanging feeling better; 4, not easy to pilling
Disadvantages: 1, lack of flexibility and not crisp, easy to wrinkle 2, the color fastness is not high, easy to fade 3, poor clothes retention type, easy to shrink and go after washing (shrink rate of 4% -12% or so) 4, Especially afraid of acid, such as vinegar, if you accidentally get clothes, should be cleaned

Mercerized cotton and cotton which is good

Mercerized cotton also belongs to pure cotton, but it is a more mercerized process than pure cotton, which is the difference in process. 1, cotton fabrics comfortable and breathable, soft touch, but a wide range of pure cotton, combed cotton, carded cotton, but their biggest drawback is easy to wrinkle, long-term wear variable. 2, mercerized cotton not only contains all the advantages of pure cotton, more importantly, mercerized cotton is a noble product in cotton, not only feel good, comfortable to wear, and good gloss, crisp, good wrinkle, good air permeability, Long-term wear is not deformed.

Types of mercerized cotton

1, yarn mercerization

The cotton yarn is treated with concentrated caustic soda under tension, so that it has the original characteristics of cotton and a special type of cotton yarn with general luster.

2, fabric mercerizing

When the cotton fabric is under tension, it is treated with concentrated caustic soda to make the fabric more glossy, firmer, and more conformable.

3, double silk

Dual mercerizing refers to the production of woven fabrics from mercerized cotton yarns.

Mercerized cotton cleaning and maintenance

1、Washing should be done with a neutral detergent, wash, twist, sun, and hang

2. Mercerized cotton has poor high temperature resistance, and the water temperature should not be too high during daily washing. It should be kept below 40 degrees to avoid damage to the mercerized fiber.

3, because of the strong adsorption of the fabric, should avoid contact with pesticides and other items, and must be fire

4, mercerized cotton, hygroscopicity, through the clothing should be placed in a ventilated place until after the volatilization of sweat, wear should be maintained after the ventilation

When summer comes, we quickly buy a piece of mercerized cotton clothes to have silky smoothness! Everyone should pay attention to the purchase, we must find high-end products, reputable manufacturers. Although experienced people can discern the characteristics of mercerized cotton fabrics through tactile and visual observations, ordinary people should pay attention to identifying mercerized cotton products that are made from mercerized fabrics or cotton with low counts. There are some characteristics of mercerized cotton, but its value is much lower than double silk cotton products.

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